@788872c I noticed that you posted about CCs near Palm Beach. I looked into Broward CC (now called Broward College). It’s a good CC. Maybe it’s not too far away for you? If your plan is to go to CC for two years and then transfer into a Florida 4-year school, I suggest taking Broward CC’s “liberal arts” Associates Degree track. Those tracks are meant for people who want to transfer after 2 years. Great schools in Florida that you may consider are UF Gainsville and the New College of Florida. Both are public schools and have low in-state tuition. You may want to look into whether STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) majors get tuition breaks in Florida. The governor was speaking about this a couple of years ago. http://www.alligator.org/blogs/monday/gator_aider/article_27a54856-9511-11e2-bd84-001a4bcf887a.html
FAU and many other schools may not be the best idea because the graduation rates there are very bad. For any college that you decide to transfer to, check the graduation rates. (You want to graduate, right? So you need to go to a school with high graduation rates.) FAU’s grad rate is about 17%. That means only 17% students who start at FAU (and who have debt) graduate. Most of them don’t graduate and can’t get good jobs as a result, and they have student loan debt.
To find colleges with good graduation rates, go to a site called “college navigator” you can find each college. Under that college’s listing, you can find 1) the graduation rates and 2) under the “net price” tab you can see how much that college will cost you. (What colleges say that their tuition price is and what the price ACTUALLY is for YOU is usually very different).
If you are male, the New College of Florida needs more boys. You might have a better chance transferring into that school. On the other hand U F Gainsville is big. They may have more slots, so try both. University of Central Florida in Orlando has pretty good grad rates, but is a little more expensive, but not by much. Good luck!!